Not likely near lake placid. Many land uses within the Adirondacks require a constitutional amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Preserve_%28New_York

Not likely near lake placid. Many land uses within the Adirondacks require a constitutional amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Preserve_%28New_York%29#Article_14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Preserve_%28New_York%29... Much of central and western new york has a similarly depressed economy without quite that level of regulatory burden. So there's plenty more of upstate to choose from.